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May 05, 2008
 

Autos Insider Newsletter

Your weekly insight into the world of autos

NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY

Kerkorian's Bet on Ford



  MORE TOP STORIES
AUTOS
Ghosn Hits the Accelerator
The Renault-Nissan CEO is fighting to keep pace in the U.S. and chasing Chinese and Indian customers

NEWS
GM's Good News: A $3 Billion Loss
Sure it could have been worse. But GM needs to do much more to get its problems under control

NEWS & FEATURES
Pickup Sales Plunge
Passenger-car sales climbed 4.5% in April, but sales of light trucks fell 7.2%, the worst drop since 1999

AUTOS
Japanese Carmakers Set to Rebound
Stocks such as Honda's and Mazda's have been rising, probably because global demand remains solid and woes are exchange-rate linked

AUTOS
Cars for Big Families on a Budget
As your family grows, so does your need for a larger car. Which models offer the best combination of size and fuel-efficiency?

AUTOS
Ghosn: 'The U.S. Auto Market Is Not Going to Be Great Again'
In a candid interview, the Nissan-Renault CEO discusses smaller, greener cars and the U.S. market

REVIEWS
Nissan Goes Rogue
Sporty and stylish, the Rogue impresses, but it loses points for limitations like no third row and only one engine choice

REVIEWS
2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
The C63 AMG adds $20,000 and hundreds of horsepower to the basic C-Class for otherworldly speed and grip

NEWS & FEATURES • From Sports Car Market
Little Duce Coupe
This 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Spyder was designed and built specially for Italian dictator Benito Mussolini

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  Inside: This Week in Autos
A busy week in auto land, what with GM reporting its Q1 earnings on Wednesday, April auto sales coming out on May 1 and wily investor Kirk Kerkorian taking a 5.6% stake in Ford. Despite a $3.25 billion loss, investors saw a buying opportunity, driving GM's stock price up. Ditto, so it would seem for Kerkorian, who invested $170 million for Ford shares. Could it be that Detroit has hit bottom and is finally ready for its long-awaited turnaround? Renault-Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn may not think so. In an interview with senior correspondent David Kiley he said that the "U.S. auto market is not going to be great again." But Ghosn is optimistic about the prospect of sales of small cars and electric cars going forward. (A claim supported by the fact that sales of pickups in the U.S. slid 7.2% for April while passenger cars rise 4.5%.) Elsewhere this week, we looked at the choices families of five or more have when car-shopping and reviewed the new Nissan Rogue crossover. Enjoy.
Charles DuBow
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